Instrument details

Instrument Title

Adapted from Adults AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG)

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Source Article

L. Delahanty, D., M. Bogart, L., & L. Figler, J. (2004). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, salivary cortisol, medication adherence, and CD4 levels in HIV positive individuals. Aids Care, 16(2), 247-260.

Response Options

Number of pills (prescribed, taken, skipped, etc.)

Survey Items

Participants indicated the number of antiretroviral medication pills prescribed, the number of pills that they skipped, and the number of pills that they took yesterday, the day before yesterday, in the last week, and in the last 2 weeks. Additional items assessed the number of times participants were off schedule taking their medications by 1 h or more, for yesterday, the day before yesterday, the last week, and the last 2 weeks.

Internal Reliability

Reliability information was not available.

Validity

Criterion-related validity was assessed via comparison with viral load.

Google Scholar

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

L. Delahanty, D., M. Bogart, L., & L. Figler, J. (2004). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, salivary cortisol, medication adherence, and CD4 levels in HIV positive individuals. Aids Care, 16(2), 247-260.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.